[X4U] Need suggestions for short-term el-cheapo ISP

[K. Jerry Smith]

On Jul 9, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Linda wrote:

> On 7/9/07 10:41 AM, K. Jerry Smith wrote:
>
>> Rural NC mountains.
>
> When I was looking for Internet services for my in-laws to use at  
> their
> Minnesota lake cabin, I called the chamber of commerce in the  
> closest nearby
> town to their place and asked them about internet access. They sent  
> me a
> nice list of local ISPs, that were on average less expensive ($9- 
> $15/mo)
> than my Earthlink account ($23 with taxes and fees) -- and also  
> offered
> local access rather than the long-distance number Earthlink offered.

By the way, what prompts the need (beyond the usual addiction to  
checking e-mail etc.) is due to a problem I've had with USB Webcams.  
Maybe someone on this list has also had the problems I've had and can  
suggest a solution.

Long story, short . . . I have two USB Webcams connected to two Macs,  
24/7. One is a TiBook G4, and the other is a G5 iMac. I'm using a  
different software app for each. Both regularly quit each day, and  
nothing I've tried to fix this has worked. So, I access each of the  
Macs, via VNC, several times each day to relaunch the apps. What a pain!

Considering the differences in the computers, Webcams, and  
applications, I'm stumped - but open to suggestions. By the way, both  
are running 10.4.10, though the problem has persisted through several  
system upgrades.

Thanks,
Jerry